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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2003
Applicants:
Willi Kaiser, Emmendingen, DE;
Martin Findeis, Freiburg, DE;
Inventors:
Willi Kaiser, Emmendingen, DE;
Martin Findeis, Freiburg, DE;
Assignee:
The General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and system for improved measurement of T-wave alternans in an ECG signal is disclosed. The method and system comprise receiving digitized ECG data including a plurality of alternating consecutive odd and even beats, calculating a variability for at least one odd or even beat, and excluding certain beats from T-wave alternans measurements according to an exclusion procedure.